TRIBAL COUNCIL ELECTION RETURNS

Tuesday's official election returns provide a mixed sampling — several Council Members remain from the current administration, several are returning members from previous administrations as well as bringing in a few new voices. Read the complete results by district below.


EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

The Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort held their "Employee of the Dinner Banquet" the fifth annual at the Saginaw Chippewa Ballroom to give their thanks to the all of the employers. The banquet had one Department Employee of the Year and one manger/supervisor of the year will be randomly selected to each win a check in amount of $2500.00 and the two runner-ups will also be selected to each win a $1000.00 gift card.

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SGT.-AT-ARMS MEETS US PRESIDENT

Sergeant-at-Arms Milton "Beaver" Pelcher and Tribal Council member Bernard Sprague had an opportunity to meet with President Barack Obama on June 18, 2009. (more)

Other news: Obama proclaims November 2009 Native American Heritage Month.

SEVENTH GENERATION GHOST SUPPER

We would like to invite everyone to this year's Ghost Supper, Friday November 13 — to honor our loved ones through the traditions of feasting those that have passed on. If you want to attend please bring a picture or collage of your loved one as well as there favorite dish. This does not have to be a traditional type of dish, just the individual's favorite dish. An opportunity to speak about the individual and share memories will also be afforded to all who attend. If you have any questions please call 775-4780 for more information. (flyer)

We need volunteers!

MI REP KILDEE PRAISES TRIBES REPATRIATION EFFORTS

On Wednesday, October 7 during a congressional oversight committee hearing on the Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act, the Honorable Dale Kildee spoke very favorably about the Tribe's cooperation and responsiveness regarding the ancestral mitigation effort in Flint (Stone Street Ancestral Recovery & Reburial Project). To view the 1.5 hr. long hearing, visit: Full Committee Oversight Hearing Titled "Native American Graves Protection And Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)"
He also spoke to agencies and institutions that hold ancestral collections and their need to work with the tribes in the "spirit of NAGPRA" - not to be confined by the letter of the NAGPRA law. Congressman Kildee's remarks begin in the coverage at 15:05.

ZIIBIWING ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

The Ziibiwing Center is in need of volunteers at the ancestral recovery excavation in downtown Flint, Michigan.
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Watch ABC Channel 12’s coverage from Friday, August 14